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Dr Mario Theissen (GER) BMW Sauber F1 Team Principal.
Malaysian Grand Prix, Rd 2, Qualifying Day, Sepang, Malaysia, Saturday, 22 March 2008

When the BMW Sauber F1.08 was launched back in January, the team admitted they had taken a gamble with its design philosophy. Mixed results from winter testing suggested that gamble may have backfired, but two races into the season and things couldn’t look more different.

With BMW lying a clear second in the constructors’ standings, it seems...

(L to R): Pat Symonds (GBR) Renault Executive Director of Engineering with Flavio Briatore (ITA) Renault F1 Managing Director.
Malaysian Grand Prix, Rd 2, Qualifying Day, Sepang, Malaysia, Saturday, 22 March 2008

The combination of Fernando Alonso, Nelson Piquet and the R28 has garnered just six points from the first two races, prompting engineering director Pat Symonds to admit Renault are still playing catch-up after their aerodynamic problems of last season. Speaking to the team’s press department, Symonds reviews Renault’s - and their rivals’ - 2008...

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